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@@ -34,11 +34,22 @@ New (since 3.74) DOS-specific features:
environment (requires Perl and auxiliary tools; see below).
-To build:
+To install a binary distribution:
+
+ Simply unzip the makNNNb.zip file (where NNN is the version number)
+ preserving the directory structure (-d switch if you use PKUNZIP).
+ If you are installing Make on Windows 9X or Windows 2000, use an
+ unzip program that supports long filenames in zip files. After
+ unzipping, make sure the directory with make.exe is on your PATH,
+ and that's all you need to use Make.
+
+
+To build from sources:
1. Unzip the archive, preserving the directory structure (-d switch
- if you use PKUNZIP). If you build Make on Windows 95, use an
- unzip program that supports long filenames in zip files.
+ if you use PKUNZIP). If you build Make on Windows 9X or Windows
+ 2000, use an unzip program that supports long filenames in zip
+ files.
If you are unpacking an official GNU source distribution, use
either DJTAR (which is part of the DJGPP development